Saint Cyril of Alexandria,Bishop & Doctor of the ChurchOptional Memorial
June 27th

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Saint Cyril of
Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria in Egypt and an able
theologian. As bishop and doctor, he became the glory of the
Church in Egypt. During the Council of Ephesus, he defined the
oneness of person in Jesus Christ and the divine maternity of
the Blessed Virgin Mary against the heresy of Nestorius.

Collect:O God, who made the Bishop Saint Cyril of Alexandria
an invincible champion of the divine motherhood
of the most Blessed Virgin Mary,
grant, we pray,
that we, who believe she is truly the Mother of God,
may be saved through the Incarnation of Christ your Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. +Amen.

First
Reading: 2 Timothy 4:1-5Paul,
an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the
promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

To Timothy, my beloved child:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus
our Lord.
I thank God whom I serve with a clear conscience, as did my fathers,
when I remember you constantly in my prayers. As I remember your
tears, I long night and day to see you, that I may be filled
with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt
first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now,
I am sure, dwells in you.

Gospel
Reading: Matthew 5: 13-19"You
are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how
shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything
except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men.

"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot
be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but
on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your
light so shine before men, that they may see your good works
and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

"Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets;
I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly,
I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not
a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever
then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches
men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he
who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom
of heaven.

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